This Lightning, in 92 Sq marks, languished at Coningsby as a decoy for many years, in gradually worsening condition.

Wearing the markings of 92 Squadron, Royal Air Force.

The other aircraft at MGL's play park was this Lightning, ex-92 Sqn Gutersloh.

This Lightning was delivered in 1963 to the Air Fighting Development Squadron (AFDS) at RAF Birnbrook. Some 3 yrs later, after having flown only 277 hours, she was returned to Warton for upgrade to F.2A standard, after which she was delivered to 19 Squadron at RAF Guttersloh. After the Lightnings in West Germany were replaced by F-4s, XN726 was trucked to Shoreburyness for use as a target in armament testing. Fortunately the nose was saved prior to the remains of the airframe being scrapped.

19 Sq RAF Germany. The 1975 open house was extremely wet.

This Lightning was delivered to 19 Squadron in 1963. After upgrade to F2A standard she was transferred to 92 Squadron at Gütersloh and served until retirement in 1976. Fortunately she has ended up in the super Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr at Gatow.

Hermeskeil is a super museum with a wide variety of aeroplanes set in a very picturesque part of Germany. Well worth a visit from every aviation fan!

Preserved at the Luftwaffenmuseum at Gatow on that rainy day.

SOC in 1975 due to a ground fire after 2981 hours recorded, with 92 Sqn from 10.68 and 19 Sqn from 2.63. Allocated 8663M as decoy and scrapped 1984

The last real British fighter.

Seen after relegation to decoy duties (allocated 8552M) having accumulated 3244 hrs since new in 1963, mainly with 92 Sqn but also 19 Sqn. Removed as salvage late 1986